August 5 - Wednesday of the 18th Week in Ordinary Time, Year II
(Jer.31:1-7; Jer.31:10-13; Mt.15:21-28) "Shouting, they shall mount the heights of Zion, they shall come streaming to the Lord's blessings." In our first reading Jeremiah prophesies the restoration of "all the tribes of Israel" to the grace and "age-old love" of their Lord and God. The Lord promises His virgin daughter Israel: "Carrying your festive tambourines, you shall go forth dancing with the merrymakers." He will "turn their mourning into joy" as this "remnant of Israel" returns to the holy heights of Mount Zion, as he "gathers them together" as His chosen once again. And in our gospel…
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